Structured Literacy Specialist $100,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
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Description
Required: Master's in reading instruction OR structured literacy certification (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, IMSE, CERI, LETRS, Neuhaus, UFLI, or equivalent)
- On-site at Waypoint Academy, Dripping Springs (Austin area), TX. Relocation assistance provided.
- $100,000 annual salary, disbursed weekly. Full health, dental, and vision coverage begins on day one.
- Nature-integrated school blending rigorous academics with outdoor exploration
Most reading specialists work only with students who have already fallen behind. Throughout your career, you've believed that approach is fundamentally flawed — that Science of Reading principles should guide instruction for every child from the start, not serve as a remedial response. If that conviction shapes your teaching practice, this role deserves your attention.
Waypoint Academy operates as a nature-based school where mornings center on intensive academics and afternoons transition to archery, wilderness survival, and Hill Country exploration. Your responsibility encompasses the morning component: delivering small-group structured literacy instruction that advances every K-2 student in phonics, decoding, fluency, and writing. You design the lessons. You interpret the data. You reorganize groups and modify instruction as needed. The remainder of your day involves coaching students through adaptive learning platforms, cultivating the relationships that ensure every student reaches 100% of their software-based objectives. No packaged curriculum. No pull-out intervention model. You assume full ownership of literacy outcomes for the entire student body.
You're entering a small, developing school. That means you're constructing the literacy framework, not stepping into an established system. As the school expands, you'll determine how structured literacy extends across incoming cohorts and additional grade levels. If you're seeking a predictable position with fixed procedures, this won't satisfy you. If you're ready to demonstrate that every child learns to read more effectively when instruction is designed specifically for them, this is your opportunity.
What you will be doing
- Delivering small-group structured literacy instruction: systematic phonics, decoding, fluency, and foundational writing for all K-2 students, not limited to those identified for intervention
- Evaluating student performance data from adaptive platforms and running records to reorganize groups and modify instruction session by session
- Providing one-on-one and small-group coaching as students work through adaptive learning software, establishing relationships that ensure goal achievement
- Creating original lessons grounded in structured literacy methodology, customized to each group's present skill level and learning tempo
- Integrating selective outdoor or tactile activities to strengthen literacy concepts when such methods authentically support learning
What you will NOT be doing
- Developing IEPs or managing pull-out intervention schedules with general education teachers. Every student falls under your direct responsibility.
- Monitoring students passively as they navigate learning apps. You actively guide them toward goal completion, not simply observe their screen activity.
- Remaining in a conventional classroom throughout the day. Students transition outdoors each afternoon, so your literacy instruction is concentrated and high-intensity.
- Correcting piles of worksheets — adaptive platforms manage practice volume and progress documentation, allowing you to concentrate on face-to-face instruction.
Key responsibilities
Drive reading and writing advancement for all K-2 students using structured literacy methods and adaptive learning technology.
Candidate requirements
- Bachelor's degree in any discipline
- Master's degree in reading instruction OR structured literacy certification including Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, IMSE, CERI, LETRS, Neuhaus, or UFLI. One of these credentials is mandatory, not suggested.
- 2+ years of full-time K-2 structured reading instruction employing systematic phonics in a school or clinical environment, completed within the past 5 years
- Demonstrated experience creating original reading lessons, with the ability to articulate what you teach and your instructional approach without citing a commercial program
- Prepared to work on-site at Waypoint Academy, Dripping Springs (Austin area), TX
- Prepared to instruct all K-2 students (not exclusively struggling readers) and integrate AI-driven adaptive learning platforms into daily practice
- Authorized to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship
Nice to have
- Proficiency with multiple structured literacy approaches (e.g., Orton-Gillingham and UFLI) accompanied by clear reasoning for situational application of each
- Documented reading improvements across complete cohorts, not solely intervention groups. You can specify the assessment tools and the results.
- Working knowledge of adaptive reading systems (Lexia, Amira, Reading Eggs, or comparable platforms) and translating their data into instructional adjustments
- Background in alternative educational models: micro-schools, outdoor learning programs, Montessori, or comparable settings
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